A massive sinkhole on the Long Island Expressway shut down traffic and nearly swallowed a car whole Thursday, forcing the closure of two lanes just before rush hour, police said.

The 8-foot-deep and 10-foot-wide hole suddenly opened up on the westbound lanes of the expressway near Exit 49 in Melville just after 1 p.m., according to Suffolk County cops.

A massive sinkhole on the Long Island Expressway near Exit 49 in Melville caused traffic to shut down just before rush hour, police said. NBC New York

Suffolk County police said the 8-foot-deep, 10-foot-wide sinkhole emerged just after 1 p.m.…